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Spirit Mountain Stampede 2001
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A young cowboy watches the action and
waits his turn.
Kickin' Saturday's (June 23) warm
weather brought out record crowds to this
year's Spirit Mountain Stampede. Rain
on Sunday lessened the crowds, but not
the spirit of the competitors and the live
stock. The horses and bulls kept kicking
and the participants kept getting back on.
Rodeo Board members are already plan
ning future events now that they have a
permanent home for the rodeo on the
Tribal campus.
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Sunday when it rained.
"The dirt didn't even stick on the
hooves of the animals," said Hussey.
"They were able to continue the ro
deo within minutes of rain stopping.
We are going to shoot for more ro
deos." "We had a good crowd and good
stock," said Michaelle Kimsey, Trea
surer of the Rodeo Board. "It was
just a success and shows what we can
do. We have been talking about hav
ing an All-Indian Rodeo and maybe
a bulls only (rodeo)."
Rodeo Board members are Marvin
Kimsey Chairman, Dale Langley
Vice Chairman, Billie LaBonte
Secretary, Michaelle Kimsey Trea
surer, Shonn Leno, Gene LaBonte,
Norris Merrill, Buddy White, Hussey
and Tribal Council Liaison Butch La
Bonte. "I thought it (rodeo) was great,"
said Tribal member Shonn Leno.
"We had more people than we did
last year."
"I compliment the guys that
worked on the rodeo grounds," said
Tribal member and rodeo fan Tom
Bean. "The grounds looked great."
The winners are as follows: Sam
Storts for Bareback Riding, John
Gonzales for Saddle Bronc Riding,
Justin Adams for Bull Riding, Casey
Arnold for Calf Roping, Scott
Goodwin for Steer Wrestling, Holly
Hanson for Barrel Racing, Chance
Peila for Breakaway, and Sam Willis
and Jayne Kivebler won the Team
Roping award.
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U.S. Attorney Kristine Olson Honored
Thanks for the Memories Although she has announced her retire
ment, United States Attorney Kristine Olson will continue working on behalf of Native
Americans in several capacities she will be authoring a biography of Grand Ronde
Tribal Chair Kathryn Harrison and also working with Congressman Earl Blumenauerto
build transportation infrastructure in Indian Country.
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short retirement, I'm working on this
authorized biography of Kathryn
and trying to get at least the draft
done before she steps down in Sep
tember," said Olson.
Olson will also work with a former
colleague Congressman Earl
Blumenauer as a senior policy ad
visor. Olson said her focus will be in
Indian Country.
"I will be working with Congress
man Blumenauer and my title will
be Senior Policy Advisor and my port
folio primarily will be focused on In
dian Country," said Olson. "(We will
be working on) issues such as water
rights. He (Blumenauer) is working
on a national initiative to build the
transportation infrastructure in In
dian Country nationally. He wants
to do a demonstration project (with
the) Navajo."
Olson said she has been interested
in Indian Country for a long time.
Now, she gets a chance to work more
closely with Tribes, an opportunity
she relishes.
"That (interest in Indian Country)
goes back a long way," said Olson. "I
had a long standing interest in Indian
Country when I first came out to Or
egon about 30 years ago. I then
worked as an assistant U.S. Attorney
and handled all the cultural resources
cases in Oregon. So I did work at that
time at Hells Canyon, Werner Valley
and I worked for several of the Tribal
traditional leaders on cultural re
sources. I think in Oregon that's what
prompted my entry. But before that it
(my interest in Indian Country) came
from my family. My grandmother, my
father's mother, taught at the Sioux
Schools in South Dakota and some of
the Crow schools in Montana."
Stay tuned for the upcoming biog
raphy of Kathryn Harrison titled
"Humbled Dignity."
"Kathryn and I agreed not to person
ally profit from tins book in any way,"
said Olson of her future project. "We
would like the proceeds to go to the
Tribal Cultural Center. We hope the
Tribal Cultural Center will get beyond
the planning stage at Grand Ronde."
Harrison respects Olson and her
commitment to the cause of better
ing the lives of Indian people.
"She was a good friend to the Tribe,
not only with us, but throughout the
nation," said Harrison.
Olson still holds a seat on the Spirit
Mountain Community Fund Board
of Directors. The Spirit Mountain
Community Fund is the charitable
arm of the Tribe.